RE: Can a potato be an atheist?
September 17, 2012 at 9:50 am
(This post was last modified: September 17, 2012 at 9:55 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(September 17, 2012 at 12:16 am)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote: Think about it- would any of us really be surprised or shocked if it turned out that God existed? Would we weep and mourn and cry and beg for forgiveness and try to become Christians hoping God wouldn't notice?
Of course not. We'd remain atheists.
So let's not kid ourselves that we're doing this for the evidence. I know I'm not.
Quote:This is probaly the most stupidest thing i've read on the Atheist Forum so far.
Agreed Haydn.
No belief would be required in that case Vinny, so no, you wouldn't "still be an atheist". You're right though, if it turned out that any of the gods proposed were actually flitting about doing whatever the fuck they're said to be doing I wouldn't turn into some groveling sycophant all of a sudden. I would remain then (as I am now) an anti-theist. My anti-theism doesn't spring forth from my atheism.....hell, my atheism might be the only thing keeping my violently antitheist side in check. If any variant of the douche-god actually did exist I probably -would- be burning temples to the ground, for example. As it stands, since they dont, I don't. Wouldn't want to hurt a bunch of LARPers, know what I mean? Nothing wrong with dressing up and pretending to cast magical spells once a week.
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